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Fr. Andrew Pacheco The Term ‘Catholic’ Pope Condemns Welcomed to Simply Means ‘Absurd Violence’ Boyhood Parish Universal after Priest Killed Page 11 Page 13 Page 15 NORTH COAST CATHOLIC The Newspaper of the Diocese of Santa Rosa • www.srdiocese.org • AUGUST 2016 Noticias en español, pgs. 18-19 For youth in Krakow, seeing Pope Francis will be ‘out of this world’ by Elise Harris and Kate Veik Krakow, Poland, July 25 (CNA/EWTN News) - As To all people of good will, let us beg for the strength to resist the hatred that blinds us to our common humanity. thousands of youth are setting foot in Krakow for World Youth Day, many voiced their excitement not only to meet peers who share the same faith, but above all to see Pope Francis in person. Racial Tensions Spark Day of Prayer, For Ernest, a young pilgrim traveling from Zim- babwe, “that feeling is going to be out of this world. Peace Task Force With US Bishops It’s going to be out of this world.” Washington D.C., July 23 (CNA/EWTN News) “I have stressed the need to look toward additional - After several shootings and increased racial ten- ways of nurturing an open, honest and civil dialogue sions around the country, the head of the United on issues of race relations, restorative justice, mental States Conference of Catholic Bishops has called for health, economic opportunity, and addressing the a national day of prayer and appointed a task force question of pervasive gun violence,” said Archbishop devoted to peace and unity. Joseph Kurtz of Louisville, the USCCB president. (see Racial Tensions, p. 4) Fr. Michael Buckley O.C.D. Celebrates 69 years as Carmelite Priest (Reprinted by permission of the Yountville Sun Newspaper) by Laura Madonna A giant mosaic of Jesus made out of selfie pictures that was created for the festival. Photograph: Jacek Bednarczyk/EPA Oakville Carmelite Father Michael Buckley, age 95, recent- ly observed his 69th anniversary as a priest. Father Michael In July 25 comments to CNA, Ernest said that he’s is also a living history book. always seen the Pope on TV, but never in person. He His parents were entwined with the Irish Republican missed Francis during his trip to Africa last year, Army. He studied at the Vatican, played rugby with the which included stops in Kenya, Uganda and the future Pope John Paul II, was a missionary in India, speaks Central African Republic, because he decided to go five languages and knows how to make wine from oranges. on a pilgrimage to Uganda, but arrived only after That’s not even the half of it. the Pope had left. Born in 1920 in County Kerry, Ireland, to a family of “People tell me it was really packed,” he said, five children, Father Michael went to school at 3 1/ 2 years adding that while it was a blessing to see the impact Fr. Michael Buckley O.C.D. (see Fr. Michael Buckley, p. 8) (see Krakow Youth, p. 4) Even One Human Life Whether there is an increase in the number and was already noted by the poet 230 years ago. Another severity of mass killings, shootings, bombings, and poet, John Donne in 1572, two hundred years before terroristic activities in general is probably debatable. Burns, wrote that famous poem: No Man is an Island. PRIESTLY No one can doubt the brutality or the senselessness Hopefully our awareness of this essential unity of all of the attacks but whether there has been an increase mankind increases daily especially as we hear about ORDINATION in frequency, it seems to me, is another question. brutality in one part of the world which surpasses the Attacks similar to the ones in Nice and Paris and previous week’s brutality in another part. No one of ANNIVERSARIES Orlando and Boston and San Bernardino have taken us can claim to be immune to this inhumanity and we place in more remote and underdeveloped areas of do not want to become immune to it. As painful as Rev. Gary Sumpter the world where the press coverage it is, we need to be affected by it. May August 25, 1979 is not quite so thorough. Those vic- we never become immune to this bru- tims, many of whom in the Middle tality as we have become practically Rev. Thomas Kyallo East are Christians, have the same immune to the brutality of abortion. August 8, 1985 claim to our concern and prayers as the victims in the US and France; No man is an island, Rev. Ramon Pons “any man’s death diminishes me”. Entire of itself, August 6, 1988 Each event is a further manifesta- Every man is a piece of the continent, tion of “man’s inhumanity to man”. A part of the main. This phrase is attributed to the poet If a clod be washed away by the sea, Prayer for Priests Robert Burns who in 1784 wrote a Europe is the less. Gracious and loving God, we thank poem titled, Dirge: Man was made From the Bishop As well as if a promontory were. your for the gift of our priests. to Mourn. One stanza of that poem As well as if a manor of thy friend’s Through them, we experience your follows: Bishop Robert F. Vasa is Or of thine own were: presence in the sacraments. the sixth bishop of the Any man’s death diminishes me, Diocese of Santa Rosa. Help our priests to be strong in their “Many and sharp the num’rous ills Because I am involved in mankind, vocation. Set their souls on fire Inwoven with our frame! And therefore never send to know for with love for your people. More pointed still we make ourselves, whom the bell tolls; Grant them the wisdom, understanding, Regret, remorse, and shame! It tolls for thee. and strength they need to follow in And man, whose heav’n-erected face the footsteps of Jesus. The smiles of love adorn, - That bell would indeed toll for our desiccated souls Inspire them with the vision of your Man’s inhumanity to man if we should ever fail to grieve the loss of any, even Makes countless thousands mourn! one, human life especially by one’s own hand or at the Kingdom. Give them the words they need hand of any other. to spread the Gospel. Allow them to I take little consolation that the manifestation of May God shine the light of His Merciful Face upon experience joy in their ministry. inhumanity which seems to be so prevalent today all of the victims of man’s inhumanity to man. ❖ Help them to become instruments of your divine grace. We ask this through Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns as our Eternal Priest. Amen. CONTENTS RACIAL TENSIONS SPARK DAY OF PRAYER, HAVE COURAGE .......................................................7 UNO VIDA HUMANA ..............................................18 PEACE TASK FORCE WITH US BISHOPS ...................1 MESSAGE OF POPE FRANCIS FOR THE XXIX PREGUNTAS AL DIÁCONO MARIO FOR YOUTH IN KRAKOW, SEEING POPE FRANCIS WORLD YOUTH DAY .................................................9 CONTIENE LA MISA PARTES BÍBLICAS? .................18 WILL BE ‘OUT OF THIS WORLD’ ................................1 NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING IT’S WORTH IT. NOTICIAS EN ESPAÑOL ..........................................19 FR. MICHAEL BUCKLEY O.C.D. JOIN THE REVOLUTION! .........................................10 CELEBRATES 69 YEARS AS CARMELITE PRIEST ........1 A BOOST FOR NFP ..................................................20 FR. ANDREW PACHECO EVEN ONE HUMAN LIFE ..........................................2 WELCOMED TO HOME PARISH ...............................11 NEED HELP RIGHT AWAY? MAKE MOTHER TERESA’S EMERGENCY NOVENA FOR TIMES WHEN YOU DON’T POPE SHAKES UP CLOISTERS ...................................3 IN NEW BOOK, MILLENNIAL CATHOLIC WOMEN HAVE NINE DAYS TO PRAY .....................................21 CHAT FAITH, LIFE AND DATING ..............................11 AMERICANS SUPPORT HIGHER STANDARDS FOR CALENDAR .............................................................22 ABORTION CLINICS, POLL FINDS .............................5 HOW DID THE CATHOLIC CHURCH GET HER NAME? .....................................................13 YOUNGEST US TRACK OLYMPIAN RELIES ON GOD HOW DO YOU KNOW WHEN YOU ARE DECEIVED? ....6 WHEN TIMES GET TOUGH .......................................23 NEWS BRIEFS ........................................................15 POPE RESPONDS TO VIOLENCE IN MUNICH AND KABUL YOUTH MINISTRY EVENTS… ................................23 WITH CALL FOR MORE PRAYER ..................................6 CARDINAL DZIWISZ TALKS KRAKOW, SAINT JOHN PAUL II ...............................................17 NORTH COAST CATHOLIC 985 Airway Ct. 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August 14: St. Maxmilian Kolbe 2 NORTH COAST CATHOLIC / AUGUST 2016 / www.srdiocese.org 8/1 St. Alphonsus Liguori ❖ 8/2 St. Eusebius ❖ 8/3 St. Peter Julian Eymard ❖ 8/4 St. John Vianney Pope Shakes up Cloisters with new norms focused on prayer, centralization by Elise Harris Vatican City, July 22, 2016 (CNA/EWTN News) - Amid modern challenges emerging from a culture which provides increasingly easier access to outside distractions, Pope Francis has issued new norms for women’s cloistered communities, which place a spe- cial emphasis on prayer and the centralization of communities.